Masjid DiRaja Sultan Sulaiman - 1932

"The monument of a great man is not of granite or marble or bronze. It consists of his goodness, his deeds, his love and his compassion…" - Alfred Armand Montapert

(The unique Masjid Di Raja Sultan Sulaiman - Google)

GPS: 03 02’04.57”N, 101 27’01.87”E 

3.034603, 101.450519

Sultan Sulaiman Mosque is Selangor's royal mosque, located in Jalan Kota Raja, Klang, Selangor. It was constructed by the British in the early 1932 and was officially opened in 1934 by the late Almarhum Sultan Sir Alaeddin Sulaiman Shah and the British's Federated Malay States High Commissioner, Sir Lawrence Nuuns Guillemard.

(An imposing tall tower of Masjid DiRaja)

(The mosque complex is well fenced up)

The mosque's architecture is a combination of Western Art Deco and Neoclassical cathedral styles. It was designed by the British architect Leofric Kesteven. Its interesting features include the Royal Stairs from Istana Alam Shah and the Royal Mausoleum. The late Sultan Salahuddin was buried in the mosque's grounds.

(Selangor Royal Mosque)

(The main gate to the mosque)

(A brief description of the mosque)

The concept design of the Sultan Sulaiman Mosque in Klang is quite different from other mosque in in Malaysia. Sultan Sulaiman Mosque is influenced by Islamic architecture with a blend of Moorish, Neoclassical and English architecture. There are simple geometry with some Western Art Deco. There is a large dome on the main prayer area surrounded by several smaller domes.

(No visitors allowed outside prayer time)

(We only manage to view the mosque from outside)

There are eight small towers around the mosque and one large tower in the middle. The tower is also decorated with yellow dome. The mosque can accommodate about 1,000 congregations at a time. The present mosque has gone through a number of renovations and modifications. The original design which look like a cross when viewed from above is now a square in structure after intervention from the Selangor Islamic Religious Department.